NGC 2537
| Galaxy NGC 2537 |
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![NGC 2537 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2537_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2537 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lynx |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 08 h 13 m 14.64 s |
| declination | + 45 ° 59 ′ 23.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) m / pec / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 162 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.001438 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 431 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(20 ± 1) x 10 6 ly (6.14 ± 0.43) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 6, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2537 • UGC 4274 • PGC 23040 • CGCG 236-035 • MCG + 08-15-050 • KUG 0809 + 461 • 2MASX J08131464 + 4559232 • Arp 6 • Mrk 86 • VV 138 • GC 1629 • H IV 55 • h 491 • KIG 235 • LDCE 558 NED002 • NVSS J081314 + 455937 • WISEA J081314.67 + 455923.9 | |
NGC 2537 = Arp 6 , also bear paw called (Engl. Bear Paw), a merging barred spiral galaxy of Hubble type SB m with extensive star formation in the constellation Lynx. It is estimated to be 20 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 23057 ( NGC 2537A ) it forms an optical galaxy pair .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 2233 .
The object was discovered on February 6, 1788 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 2537 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- On the trail of a bear's paw - NGC 2537 and its neighbors
- Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
- Seligman Arp